So I've been getting steadily more annoyed with the lack of apps of Windows Phone for the past year (despite otherwise being a big fan) and the lack of Pokemon GO on it might be the thing that finally sways me to swap to Android when my contract runs out in a couple months.

Update: while walking around the park I passed a group of younger teenagers from Valor going on about how their gym (right behind them/in front of me) was the best. I check the gym, and it's guarded by a trio of hilariously low CP flareon. I promptly used the dewgong, along with a horsea as primary backup, to butcher the gym. I then renamed the dewgong "RIP Flareon" and left him to guard the gym. I'm hoping that the kids will see this and have a meltdown upon completing their lap of the park, which takes like 30-40 minutes to complete.

Walked to my local train station and took over the Gym there. Passed a guy as I was walking there who was bragging to a friend about how he 'stormed' a Gym. Same guy was seen running back towards the station shortly after my victory.

Brother also had control of a Gym near his school. He's still young enough to need picking up so I promptly took control of that too. He is not particularly happy.

My neighborhood is barren of Pokestops. RIP my Pokeball count. I don't like that I'm going to have to drive places to get items.

I have exactly the same problem... which really hampers my progress as I don't want to spend money, and don't exactly have the time to hang around a stop for a long time or to keep cycling from one end of town to the other.

Also, it's a three way turf war here now. Valor joined in too. I've seen a Porygon (it joined my Gym defence) and I'm lacking in powerful Pokémon to take over gyms or defend them properly...

One of my local news stations recently made a map of all PokeStops in the Cincinnati area. Pretty cool.

Niantic CEO said in an interview to Game Informer they are very likely going to reopen submissions for new portals in Ingress, which means new PokeStops for Go. Seems like a slight marketing ploy to get new Ingress players, lol.

If that's the case I'll definitely try to get one submitted for the playground in front of my house xDIt's the largest one in town and kind of landmark here. And it would greatly benefit me

Depends on how large it is I suppose (and where you live ;o).

The one right outside of my house is relatively small (climb-thing, swings, and a see-saw), so really just apply and you may get it.

I love some of the things they added as Pokéspots though
They added a memorial tree that is literally just a tree in a forest with a memorial plate in front you can't really get to anymore since the path's been blocked since 2014.